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Background Screening Trends and the New Economy

by Staff Writer 11/24/2008 3:10:00 PM

SHRM released the 2007-2008 Workplace Trends List just in time for the economic crisis and many outsourcing trends are in line with the challenges HR professionals are facing today and in the future. Finding a background screening company with a sense for current and future HR needs will be one of them. According to the list, HR professionals want customizable and “suite”-style products from background screening companies and other vendors. This includes outsourced applicat... [More]

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Pre-employ.com on Hot List of Employment Screening Providers

by Desiree Bryant 11/21/2008 4:26:00 PM

Pre-employ.com is proud to announce its ranking among the top 14 firms in this year’s Workforce Management’s Hot List of Employment-Related Screening Providers. Workforce Management recognizes the top employment screening firms each year to bring human resource (HR) professionals the best providers in the industry.  Pre-employ.com has a proven track record of customer satisfaction and innovative services that have driven its success. To view full press release, cli... [More]

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Pre-employ.com on the Hot List of Employment Screening Providers

by Blake Forrester 11/21/2008 3:52:00 AM

  November 21, 2008 November 21, 2008 (Redding, CA) - Pre-employ.com is proud to announce its ranking among the top 14 firms in this year’s Workforce Management Magazine’s Hot List of Employment-Related Screening Providers. Workforce Management recognizes the top employment screening firms each year to bring human resource (HR) professionals the best providers in the industry.  Pre-employ.com has performed in the top employment screening ranks for four co... [More]

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Federal Agent Falsifies Background Check…

by Desiree Bryant 11/6/2008 11:32:00 AM

The case of George Dittman, a former federal agent that pleaded guilty to falsifying the background check information of a federal employee, raises the question of whether or not any government agency should be conducting in-house background checks. Dittman, an agent for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, was responsible for conducting background checks for federal agencies and contractors to determine whether or not they qualified for security clearance. This is a scary tho... [More]

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A Lesson from Wall Street: Always do a Background Check…

by Desiree Bryant 11/3/2008 3:31:00 PM

Following the fund fraud cases of Tom Petters for the past few weeks leads businesses on Wall Street to a very hard reality: charm is not an indication of trust, it’s an illusion. As noted today in his home state’s Star Tribune, ‘a simple background check would have raised thickets of red flags.’ The effects of the fraud came just in time for the stock market decline and a strained economy. Petters sits in jail for one of the most long-lived money laundering sch... [More]

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